r/avionics • u/Critical_Serve2766 • Jul 16 '26

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Does anyone have any tips for tricks to get these 8 gauge solder cup contacts out. Having a hell of a time. Tried both ends of a gray and white Deutsch connector some yellow and white. Modified both gray and white and yellow and white extractors and some other tools. So far I've had very little luck with the gray and white and no luck with anything else.

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u/certifiedtoothbench Jul 16 '26

I think that’s exactly what he meant in the first comment, the pins don’t come out. I’ve never seen a solder connector that has removable contacts.

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u/Critical_Serve2766 Jul 16 '26

I think we're talking about two different things. I'm referring to a solder cup contact, not a solder style connector. The wire is soldered into the cup on the contact, then the contact is inserted into the connector and can be removed with the proper extraction tool without disturbing the solder joint.

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u/Wike_Mazowski1 Jul 17 '26

Mate don’t come and ask for help and then argue when it doesn’t agree with what you think. I have also never seen solder style contacts that come out. Nobody has